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A. R. COVIELLO PLOW Filed Jan. 3, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Inventor Patented June 27, 1939 UNITED STATES PLOW Anthony Robert Coviello, Tulare, Calif., assigner of fifteen per cent to Ward G. Rush, Tulare,

Calif.

Application January 3,

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a plow having a plurality of disks, with manually controlled means for lifting the plows by means actuated by one of the ground wheels and automatic means operated by the last-mentioned means for shifting the plow beam and the plows, when the same are lifted, whereby the plow can be turned at the end of a row and started back for the return trip with the plows throwing the dirt into the furrows previously plowed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for leveling the frame when either front wheel is in a furrow and also to provide adjustable means for. regulating the depth the plows will enter the ground.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had tothe accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the plow beam with the plows carried thereby.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the invention.

FigureV 4 is a front view thereof.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal ksectional View through the rear portion of the invention.

Figure 6 is a view of the forked bar which connects the vertical lever with the spring actuating lever for turning the plows.

Figure 7 is a section on the line 'I--1 of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a View of the stationary bar carrying the stationary segmental gear.

Figure 9 is a detail view of the central shaft at the front of the beam with a portion of the lever connected therewith.

Figure 10 is a section on the line III- I0 of Figure 3.

Figure 1l is a section on the line I I-I I of Figure 3.

Figure 12 is a detail sectional View of the hollow shaft, the ends of which form bearings for the front lifting shafts.

Figure 13 is a diagrammatic plan View showing the position of the parts for swinging the plow beam as the plow frame is being raised.

Figure 14 is a similar view showing how the spring Ahas moved the link to a position ready to 55' move the plow beam upon a raising of the frame,

1938, Serial N0. 183,212

this View showing the parts in position with the frame in lowered position.

In these drawings the plow beam and the plow disks are shown as in a central or neutral position but it will be understood that when the plow is in use the beam will be in an inclined position either at the right of the frame or at the left thereof with the plow disks tilted or inclined to properly engage and turn the soil or dirt in the usual manner. 10

In these drawings, the letter A indicates the frame of the device which is preferably composed of the longitudinally extending side bars I each of which has a straight front end, a rearwardly and inwardly extending intermediate part which joins an outwardly extending substantially V-shaped part I which in turn joins a straight rear portion. The partsl I form an enlarged space in which operates the rear end of the plow beam B as the beam is turned on its pivot.

yThe frame also includes the cross members 2 which connect the side members I together, the cross members being of different shapes as shown.

The front ends of the side members I have connected therewith the blocks 3 having vertical holes therein for slidingly receiving the posts 4, each of which has its lower end bent outwardly to form a spindle for a wheel 5. Forwardly extending arms 6 are connected with the lower portions of .the posts and these arms are connected together bythe tie rod or bar 'I. A centrally arranged stirrup v8 depends from the front cross bar 2 and a draw bar 9 has its rear end pivotally connected withthe stirrup as shown at`Ii` in Figure 10 and an intermediate part of the drawbar carries a long pin II which passes through a centrally arranged hole in the tie rod 1. A tongue or connecting bar I2 is pivoted to the front end of the draw bar for connection with a tractor or other pulling device and as will be seen when the 40 bars 9 and I2 are moved in one direction or the other the tie bar 'I will cause the wheels toturn in the same direction as the posts turn in the bearing members 3. Thus the apparatus can readily make a turn. An upper shoulder forming enlargement I 3 is formed on each post, the shoulder forming a rest for a block 3 when the frame is in its lowered position. A horizontal projection I4 is formed on the top of each post and has a threaded hole therein for receiving a screw I5, the lower end of which passes through a hole formed in a plate IE which has a large hole therein through which the post passes so that by turning the screw the plate I6 ,can be adjusted 55 on the post. A block I'I has a large hole therein through which the post passes, the block being located between the members i4 and IIS.

A transverse centrally arranged shaft I8 is supported in front of the front cross bar 2 by the bearing brackets I9. This shaft I8 is of hollow construction and its end portions receive the inner ends of the shafts 29 which are in alignment with the shaft I8 and have parts supported for rotary movement in the bearing members 2l extending forwardly from the blocks 3. The outer end of each shaft 2U has a rearwardly extending crank arm 22 rigidly connected there` with and a link 23 has one end pivotally connected with the outer end of each crank arm and its other end is pivotally connected with the block I l. VThus by rocking the shaft 2t in one direction the crank arm will cause Ythe link 23 to cause the block I 'I to bear against the plate I and further rocking movement of the shaft 29 will then cause the crank arm 22 and link 23 to raise the bearing 2l which causes an upward movement of the block 3 and the side member I to which the block is connected. It will also be seen that raising of the plate I6 by the screw I5 will cause an upward movement of the block il which causes the link 23, through means of the crank arm 22 and the bearing 2l and the shaft 2li-to raise the block and the front end of the member I. A lever arm 2li has a tubular part 25 at its lower end through which the shaft 20 passes and this tubular part 25 has a clutch part 25 at its inner end for engaging a clutch part 2S on each end of the shaft I8, these clutch parts being so formed that when the shaft I8 is `'shaft IB can move in an opposite directionrwithout moving the shafts 29. A latch plate 28 has its rear endpivoted to the ears 29 on the front cross piece 2 and has a projecting part engaging the keeper member 30 on the lower part of the Vlever 2l to hold the lever in its rearward position. A cable 3l is connected with the front end of the latch member for enabling an operator to lift the same into inoperative position.

A block 32 has its rear end pivotally'supported between the rear ends of the frame members YI by a pin 33 anda-bar or post V35 passes through a hole in the forward part of this block and is heldin adjusted position therein by a set screw 35, as shown in Figure 5. This bar has at its lower end a horizontally arranged supporting member 35 for the shaft 31 to the ends of which are rotatably arranged the wheels 38, the wheels diverging upwardly as shown in Figure 11. The inner faces of the wheels carry the pins 39 for engaging the cam parts 49 formed on the lower ends of a pair of spaced members li pivoted intermediate their ends on opposite sides of a,V

forwardly extending ear i2 formed on an intermediate part of the rod or post 34. The upper ends of these two members 4I are connected together by a cross rod 43, see Figure 11, and a spring lili has one end connected with this cross rod and its other end is connected to an upwardly and rearwardly extending member 45 connected -to the upper end of the rod or post 3d, seer Figure 5. An upwardly and forwardly sloping set screw i5 is carried by a bracket 4l attached to the rear end of the frame and acts as an adjustable Ystop for engaging the member 45 to limit the rearward movement of this member 45 and forward and upward movement of the rear wheels 3S. As will be seen the spring 45 acts to hold the cam parts i9 out of the path of the pins 39 on the rear wheels and forward movement of the upper portions of the members il is limited by the bridge i8 extending across the rear portion of the frame. This bridge acts to release the cams di? from the pins 39 when the post 34 is moved toward vertical position to a certain extent. A lever i9 is pivoted between the rear portions of the members I in front of the members 34 and di, by a pin 5t which passes through the lower end of the lever and'is carried by the frame members I. A link 5I connects the lower part of this lever with the ear 42.

The plow frame Bis composed of the elongated and parallel members b and the block-like upper ends of the tubular supporting members 52 which form bearings for the shanks 53 of the disk plows 5d. While the drawings show the beam as carrying three plows it will, of course, be understood that the beam can be constructed to carry any reasonable number of plows. A pivot pin 55 is fastened to the beam between the rearmost plow and the next plow, as shown at 55 in Figure 5, and said pin is rotatably arranged in the cross pieces 5'! extending across the frame adjacent the front ends of the parts I of the side members I and the upper cross piece 5'I' has a segmental stationary gear 59 connected to the central part of its front edge as shown more particularly in Figure 8. As will be seen the pivotal point 55 of the beam B is spaced in front of the rear plow with the rear end of the beam operating in the widened part of the frame formed by the parts I of the side members I. A short arm 59 is connected to the upper end of each plow shank by a screw 5D, the arm and screw acting to hold the shank in place in its member 52 and a link 6I connects the outer ends of the three arms together. The central arm has a segmental gear Si? extending at right angles therefrom and meshing with the stationary gear 58, these parts being so arranged thatV as the beam is swung on the pivot 55 the gear 58'will cause .the gear 62 to move'the shank 53 and arm 59 ofthe center plow pivoted at one end to theupper end of the pin 55.

by a screw t8 and the outer end of this short arm 5i has a bolt 59 passing therethrough which also passes through a slot 'it in the front end of a link i'I which is pivoted at its rear end between the prongs of the forked front end of a bar '12, shown in detail in Figure 6, the rear forked end of the bar iitting over an intermediate portion of Y the lever 49 to which it is connected by a bolt 'I3 passing through one hole of a longitudinally extending row of holes 'It in the lever 59, as shown in Figure 5. A spring 'I5 is connected to an intermediate portion of the link 'E I as shown at l5 and the other end of the spring-is connected to a small post'I extending upwardly from the rear end-of the plow beam B. The lower end of the bolt 69 extends downwardly a suflicient distance to engage the cross bar 65 when the link 1| and arm 61 move rearwardly as lever 49 swings rearwardly as the plow is being raised, so as to move the plow beam on the pivot 55 from one position to its other position. As the plow beam swings from one position to the other it will tension the spring 15 so that this spring will change the position of lever 1| from one side of the frame to the opposite side when the plow frame is dropped which causes the lever 49 and link 1| to move forwardly. A link 18 connects the lever 49 with the front lever 21, the ends' of the link being adapted to engage suitable ones of the holes 14 in the lever 49 and the row of holes 21' in the lever 21. This link communicates the movement of one lever to the other.

A shaft 19 extends across the forward part of the frame A and is supported for rocking movement in the brackets 89 attached' to the side members and this shaft has attached thereto the pair of spaced locking cams 8| which are connected together by a curved bar 82. These cams are spaced from the side members a sufficient distance to hold the front end of the beam B between a side member I and a cam so that the cams will hold the plow beam in a forwardly and outwardly sloping position, as shown by the dotted lines Br in Figure 1. An arm 83 depends from the shaft 19 and is connected to the stirrup 8 by a spring 84 which tends to hold the shaft in a position with the cams lowered to engage the vfront end of the beam. A lever 85 is connected at its lower end to the shaft 19 and a cable 86 is connected to the upper end of the lever 85 for en abling an operator to pull the lever forward so as to rock the shaft to release the cams from locking position. A rod or link 81 is pivotally connected with the cross bar 43 of the members 4| and extends forwardly through a hole in a block 88 attached to the lever 85 and rotatably mounted thereon and astop member 89 is adjustably connected to the front part of the rod or link 81 by a set screw 99.

In using the device the parts are operated to place the plow beam in an inclined position say at the right of the frame, as shown in dotted lines in Figure l. Figure 14 also shows the parts with the frame lowered and the plows in plowing position. The disk plows will make three furrows and by having the pivotal point 55 of the beam arranged as shown in Figure 5 the rear plow will be in a position to make a furrow for the rear wheels to follow and this will happen whether the beam is in its right hand position or in its left hand position. As the beam is turned on the pivot the gear arrangement 58 and 62, the arms 59 and link 6| will automatically adjust the disks into the proper plowing position for this position of the beam. The arrangement of the rear wheels will take care of side draft (or tailing) of plow for one side as well as the other. When the end of the eld is reached the operator pulls upon the cable 86 to cause lever 85 to rock shaft 19 to lift the locking cams on shaft 19 so as to free the front end of the plow beam. This movement of the lever 85 is communicated Vto the members 4| by the link 81 so that the cam ends 49 of these members 4| will move into the path of the pins 39 and will be engaged by some of said pins and this will result in said members 4| being moved by the pins, caused by the rotary movement of the rear wheels and this movement of the members 4| will be communicated to the rear post or bar 34 and move the same toward a vertical position and this will raise the rear end of the frame and the link 5| will move the lever 49 rearwardly which movement is communicated by the link 18 to the lever 21. The rearward movement of the lever 21 turns the shaft I8 causing the clutch parts thereof to engage and move the clutch parts of the levers 21|l which results in rotary movement of the shafts 20 and thus the front end of the frame is lifted by the crank arms 22, links 23 and the blocks |1. When the lever 21 is moved rearwardly to a certain extent the latch member 28 will engage the keeper 30 and thus the parts will be held in position with the frame in raised position and the plows above the ground. When the upper ends of the members 4| engage the bridge 48 said bridge will move said members 4| -t-o release the cams 40 from the pins 39 so that the wheels 38 can rotate with the frame in raised position. As lever 49 is moved rearwardly by link 5| as the post 34 moves toward the vertical position to raise the rear end'of the frame, said lever 4| exerts a pull upon the link 1| and arm 61 so that the lower end of the bolt 69 will engage the cross bar 65 which moves the bar 65 and the plow beam from the position shown in Figure 14 to an opposite inclined position with the beam arranged adjacent the opposite side of the frame. Of course, the movement of the cross bar 65 causes movement of the pivot member 55 to which it is connected and this movement of the pivot member causes movement of the beam. As the beam swings from one inclined position to the other the rear ends of the beam will tension the spring 15, as shown in Figure 13, so that when the frame is dropped and the link 1| is moved forwardly by lever 49, the spring will swing lever 1| and arm 61 to the other inclined position, as shown in Figure 14, with the bolt 69 in position to swingthe cross bar 65 when the frame is again raised. Upon release of the cable 86, the spring 84 will move the cam shaft inthe other direction so as to cause one of the cams to engage the front end of the beam in its new inclined position.

Of course, during this movement of the beam the plow ydisks will be reversed to the new plowing position. After the apparatus has been turned around to start on the return trip the cable 3| is pulled upon to release the latch member 28 so that the parts can return to the position with the frame in lowered position and the plow disks engaging the ground.

A rod 95 is connected to each end of the cross member 65 and these rods pass through holes in blocks 96 rotatably connected with the upper ends of the lever arms 24 and the front end of each rod 95 has a stop block 91 adjustably connected thereto by a Screw 98. Thus these rods will not interfere with rearward movement of the lever arms 24 and by adjusting each stop member 91 on the rod the frame can be leveled when one of the front wheels is in a furrow which would tend to make the frame slope if it was not leveled by adjusting this stopI member in order to hold a lever arm 21|` in position with the low side of the frame raised by the crank arm 22 and link 23. Of course, these rods 95 are moved by movement of the bar 65 and if neither side of the frame is to be raised relative to the other side, the stop members 91 are moved to a position where they will not engage the levers 24. However, if one side of the frame is to be held in raised position during the plowing operation the stop member 91 is adjusted on the rod 95 to a position where it will prevent the lever 24 from moving forwardly to its full extent when the bar l5 is in inclined position and the frame is dropped and thus this side of the frame will be held in a higher position than will the opposite side.

By adjusting the screws l5 at the front of the frame and the screw 45 at the rear thereof the depth of penetration of the plows can be regulated.

Hooks lo are engaged with pins 39 only when the frame is lowered or the plows are in the ground, by rod 8l, which is connected with lever 85. When operator pulls cable 8E to release cams 8l it also engages hooks it with pins 39.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, wheel carrying posts at one end of the frame on which the frame is slidably supported, a normally sloping post at the other end of the frame pivotally supported for swinging movement on a transverse axis, a wheel carried by the sloping post, manually actuated means for lock.- ing the last-mentioned wheel against rotary movement which causes the post to move toward vertical position to raise the adjacent end of the frame, means actuated by such movement of the post for raising the other end of the frame, an elongated plow beam pivoted adjacent one end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, plows having shanks pivoted in the beam, means for shifting the beam from one plowing position to another as the frame is being raised and means for turning the plows from one plowing position to the other as the beam is being shifted.

2. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, wheel carrying posts at one end of the frame on which the frame is slidably supported, a normally sloping post at the other end of the frame pivotally supported for swinging movement on a transverse axis, a wheel carried by the sloping post, marually actuated means for locking the last-mentioned wheel against rotary movement which causes the post to move toward vertical position to raise the adjacent end of the frame, means actuated by such movement of the post for raising the other end of the frame, an elongated plow beam pivoted adjacent one end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, plows having shanks pivoted in the beam, means for shifting the beam from one plowing position to another as the frame is being raised and means for turning the plows from one plowing position to the other as the beam is being shifted, said sloping post being arranged at the rear of the frame normally sloping downwardly and forwardly and said post being located at the longitudinal axis of the frame, the rear plow being located rearwardly of the pivot of the beam.

3. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, wheel carrying p-osts at the front of the frame on which the frame is slidably supported, a normally sloping post at the rear of the frame pivotally supported for swinging movement on a transverse axis, said post normally sloping downwardly and forwardly, a wheel carried by the sloping post, an Velongated plow beam pivoted adjacent its rear end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, normally engaged latch means for holding the beam in either one of its plowing positions, ,manually actuated means for releasing the latch means, means connected with the said manuallyT actuated means for locking the rear wheel against rotary movement which causes the rear post to move toward vertical position to raise the rear end of the frame, means actuated by such movement of the rear post for raising the front end of the frame on the front posts, plows having shanks p-ivotally arranged in the beam and means for turning the plows fiom one plowing position to another as the beam' is being shifted.

4. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of frontV posts on which the front end of the frame is slidably arranged, wheels carried by the posts, means at the front of the frame for raising the frame on said posts, a normally downwardly and forwardly sloping rear post pivotally supported in the rear of the frame for swinging movement about a transverse axis, a wheel carried by the rear post and having projections thereon, a cam carrying member pivoted to the rear post, an elongated plow carrying beam pivoted adjacent its rear end in the frame for swinging movement about a vertical axis, plows having Shanks pivotally supported in the beam, normally engaged latch means for holding the beam in a sloping position with its front end adjacent one side of the frame or the other, manually actuated means for releasing the latch means, means connecting the manually actuated means to the cam carrying member for engaging the cam with a projection on the rear wheel, which causes the rear post to move toward vertical position to lift the rear end of the frame, means for actuating the front frame lifting means by such movement of the rear post, means for swinging the plow beam from one plowing position to the other as the rear post moves rearwardly and means for shifting the plows as the beam moves from one position to the other.

5. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, front posts on which the front part of the frame is slidably supported, wheels carried by the posts, a front shaft assembly including a central section and a pair of end sections, crank arms at the outer ends of the end sections, a block slidably arranged on each post, a link connecting each crank arm with a block, a lever connected to the central section, clutch means for connecting the central section to the end sections for moving the end Sections from the central section when the central section is turned by rearward movement of the lever, latch means for holding the lever in a position with the front end of the frame in raised position, an upwardly extending lever connected to each end section, a normally downwardly and forwardly sloping rear post pivotally supported in the rear of the frame for swinging movement about a transverse axis, a wheel at the lower end of the post having projections thereon, a cam carrying member pivoted to the rear post, a leverY pivoted at its lower end in a rear part of the frame, a link connecting the lever with the cam carrying member for causing movement of the rear lever by movement of the rear post, a link connecting the rear lever with the lever attached to the central section of the front shaft assembly, an elongated plow beam pivoted adjacent its rear end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, plows having their Shanks pivoted in the beam, means for turning the plows from one plowing position to the other as the beam is being shifted, normally engaged latch means for holding the beam in either one of its plowing positions, manually actuated means for releasing the latch means, means connecting such manually actuated means with the cam carrying member for moving the cam into engagement with a projection on the rear wheel for locking the wheel to cause rearward movement of the rear post to lift the rear of the frame and also the front of the frame by means of the two connected levers, a cross bar connected with the pivot of the beam, means actuated by movement of the rear lever for moving the cross bar to swing the beam from one plowing position to the other, rods connected to the ends of the cross bar, perforated members carried by the levers of the end sections of the front shaft assembly and through which the rods pass and adjustable collars on the front ends of the rods.

6, A plow of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of front posts on which the front end of the frame is slidably arranged, wheels carried by the posts, means at the front of the frame for raising the same on said posts, adjustable means on each post for limiting downward movement of each side of the frame on the posts, a normally downwardly and forwardly sloping rear post pivotally supported in the rear of the frame, a wheel carried by the rear post, manually actuated means for locking the lastmentioned wheel against rotary movement which causes the post to move toward vertical position to raise the adjacent end of the frame, means actuated by such movement of the post for raising the front end of the frame, means for releasing the locking means after the frame has been raised, adjustable means for limiting forward movement of the rear post on its pivot, an elongated plow beam pivoted adjacent its rear end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, plows having shanks pivoted in the beam, means for shifting the beam from one plowing position to another as the frame is being raised and means for turning the plows from one plowing position to another as the beam is being shifted, and a spring lconnecting the rear end of the beam with a part of the beam shifting means for setting the beam shifting means to a new position, by movement of the beam, to cause the shifting means to move the beam when the frame is again raised. '7. A plow of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of front posts on which the front end of the frame is slidably arranged, wheels carried by the posts, means at the front of the frame for raising the same on said posts, adjustable means on each post for limiting downward movement of each side of the frame on the posts, a normally downwardly and forwardly sloping rear post pivotally supported in the rear of the frame, a wheel carried by the rear post, manually actuated means for locking the lastmentioned wheel against rotary movement which causes the post to move toward vertical position to raise the adjacent end of the frame, means actuated by such movement of the post for raising the front end of the frame, means for releasing the locking means after the frame has been raised, adjustable means for limiting forward movement of the rear post on its pivot, an elongated plow beam pivoted adjacent its rear end in the frame for movement about a vertical axis, said beam when in plowing position extending at an incline toward one side of the frame or the other, plows having Shanks pivoted in the beam, means for shifting the beam from one plowing position to another as the frame is being raised and means for turning the plows from one plowing position to another as the beam is being shifted, and a spring connecting the rear end of the beam with a part of the beam shifting means for setting the beam sluiting means to a new position, by movement of the beam, to cause the shifting means to move the beam when the frame is again raised, said plow turning means including a laterally extending arm connected with each plow shank, a link connecting the arms together, a segmental gear connected to one arm and a stationary segmental gear supported by a frame part and meshing with the first-mentioned gear.

ANTHONY ROBERT COVIELLO. 

